Adam Tangata

Adam Tangata (born 17 March 1991) is a Cook Islands professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League, on loan from Halifax in the Betfred Championship. He plays for the Cook Islands at international level.

Adam Tangata
Personal information
Born (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991
Raratonga, Cook Islands
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–18 Halifax 86 26 0 0 104
2019 Widnes Vikings 3 0 0 0 0
2019– Halifax 11 2 0 0 8
2019(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 5 0 0 0 0
2020(loan)– → Wakefield Trinity 0 0 0 0 0
Total 105 28 0 0 112
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–15 Cook Islands 4 0 0 0 0
As of 6 November 2019
Source: [1][2]

He played for Halifax and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship. Tangata has spent time on loan from 'Fax at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League,

Background

Tangata was born in Raratonga, Cook Islands. His surname Tangata translates to mean people from Polynesian languages.

Career

He has played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the NSW Cup and he also played for the Canberra Raiders Under 20s side in 2011.

Adam signed for English semi-professional club Halifax for the 2015 season, on a two-year contract.[3]

Adam is known for his aggressive tackling and hit-ups, and has become a fans' favourite at Halifax. He has his own chant - "ooh aah Tangata".

International career

He represented his nation in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Adam was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against Tonga. [4]

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/halifax-rlfc/halifax-rlfc-news/fax-sign-international-forward-tangata-1-6840595
  4. http://au.eurosport.com/rugby-league/cook-islands-call-ups-for-anthony-gelling-and-adam-tangata_sto4924902/story.shtml


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